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City Council approves Affordable Housing Trust Fund awards totaling $709,879, prioritizes time‑sensitive Park Run project
Summary
Eugene City Council on June 9 approved allocations from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to three projects, prioritizing a time‑sensitive Park Run development and providing gap funding for an existing Cornerstone Community Housing project.
Eugene City Council on June 9 approved allocations from the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund to three development projects, voting 8–2 to direct $373,832 to Legacy Park (Cascade Housing Association), $200,000 to Park Run (Community Development Partners) contingent on maintaining state funding awarded in 2025, and $136,047 in gap funding to the Lucy (referred to in the record as “Glussey”) by Cornerstone Community Housing.
The decision implements the advisory committee and staff recommendations to prioritize projects ready to start construction within the next 12 months and to preserve the stability of an existing development. Councilors discussed tradeoffs between supporting an ownership model advanced by Floral Hill Community Land Trust and the time sensitivity of Park Run’s state awards.
City Manager introduction and staff presentation City staff framed the recommendation as three targeted disbursements drawn from this year’s…
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